Multiple active swimwear set featuring separate full bra support and interchangeable pieces

ABSTRACT

A Multiple Active Swimwear set is a outfit created for confidence and comfort in a swimsuit. Typically swimsuits feel like undergarments you wear with nothing on top. This particular line is a mockery of an everyday outfit women would typically wear on a summer day. Transformed into an outfit made for swim and water activities. Wearing “regular” clothing atop a swimsuit for cover is a shout of being unconfident in your swim attire. This swim line gives the same “feeling” of wearing a typical full underwire bra, a tank shirt and a short or skirt bottom as women do daily. With that confidence gives women an opportunity to participate in water activity without feeling completely exposed or like they are in their “lingerie” in public. It can be worn as an outfit into public areas without additional cover up and into water activities as well.

As defined and I understand it in the USTPO Index this UtilityApplication complies with the intention of obtaining a patent for a newand useful improvement of existing articles of manufacture . . . .

In attempt to fill a gap in the swimwear market, I have created a muchdesired, currently unavailable option in women's swimwear. I present anADULT Bathing Suit comprising of THREE INDIVIDUAL PIECES: A fullunderwire (swim) bra: A tank top; and choice of board short or skortbottom. This particular Bathing Suit differs from current market optionsbecause it has THREE individual pieces that combine together, each inits individual size to create one custom fit suit. Having theseparticular THREE pieces combine for swim use creates a mockery of aneveryday NON-SWIM outfit that women would wear (but not into the water.)Thus creating comfort and confidence in swim appropriate attire for suchwater activities. This custom line lets women combine sizes and colorsto create custom looks and fit. These pieces each are made of swimappropriate material and are as follows: A swim BRA comprising of swimmaterial that encases a underwire at bottom edge to support a breastproperly, back closure (metal, plastic or suitable material) withadjustable options to function as one would typically wear a non-waterbra. A tank top style shirt (or top layer) worn in layered fashion withbra, not attached at all. Made of like swim appropriate material. Chosenin desired size and fit because breast support is not attached. Choiceof board short—a swim short with built in panty and pockets, zipper andbutton closure OR a swim skirt (“skort”) made of appropriate swimmaterial as well with built in panty. Combine size options and colors ofTHREE pieces to create your own custom suit.

CROSS REFEERENCE

According to available swimwear, there is NO swim line that offers athree piece adult active swimwear set. This is a uniqueoffering/solution to the way swimwear is typically offered or sold. Thisis exactly how NON swim wear outfits are configured in a wardrobe.Therefore it is what a female person would like to simulate in a SWIMappropriate ensemble. There are “typical” swimsuits . . . a one piece, a“tankini” or two piece . . . most with some sort of shelf bra orattached breast support offered. Which if it were the way to go, wouldbe how everyday clothes were assembled, and is not, thus making mostswimsuit wearers uncomfortable and unconfident. It would be unjust toargue it is available in regular clothing because swimsuits would thenbe unnecessary. Being there is a market for swimwear vs. everydayclothing shows there is a separate market for swimwear pieces thatimitate an everyday outfit. There have been many attempted swimsuitversions that get pretty complicated in many different ways to solvewomen's physical issues. There aren't any yet simple enough to mock whatwomen are already comfortable in . . . .

BACKGROUND

As stated above, having no practical yet trendy options for swimwearmyself, I decided to create a new and innovative solution to an ongoingexisting female problem. Research through my years of working directlywith women in a service business confirmed for me that many women feltthe same way about their swim options and lack of availability. Mostwomen are accustomed to wearing a three piece ensemble. To have one forwater use makes perfect sense and has not, until now, been an option oravailable. Traditionally swimwear has not been comfortable or flatteringfor anyone above a size 8 . . . . I have only been able to find severalvarieties of swimwear . . . all consisting of no support or some sort ofATTACHED bra lining, possibly even semi attached bra-like support. Ibelieve this combination and use of bathing suit parts creates a betterreflection to what women wear on a regular basis. Women are accustomedto wearing a BRA, a TOP and a BOTTOM. Most are uncomfortable leaving anyone of those absent from their wardrobe. Thus when wearing a bathingsuit with a built in apparatus, it creates unnatural shape to conform tothe swimsuit. A “uni-boob” it is referred to most of the time. It mayflatten one's top section or be so tight to hold up larger breastscreating unwanted rolls and tightness on the belly area. When wearing athree piece active swimwear set one would feel and look exactly likethey would in a normal everyday summer outfit. I believe this outfitabsolutely functions and feels BETTER than any other option on themarket right now. This option allows women to display true shapes andmix and match sizing to flatter each persons individual bodies. Frommarket research and my own experiences shopping, this is not and has notbeen available in this combination and suggested fashion as a “swim set”up until it's creation by Real Girl Swimwear/alca/Cristine Farrer. Thereare many types of swimsuits out there and people do some crazy thingswith them, none of which cover these options and create this comfort andconfidence in wearing a swimsuit! This line covers sizes from a size 0through plus size wear.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1: Full Coverage underwire support apparatus for complete separatedbreast support and/or enhancement. Worn as underneath layer of threepiece suit. (FIG. 1A) back view.

FIG. 2: Tank Top Style Top Layer, worn in conjunction with (FIG. 1) Braunderneath

FIG. 3: Board Short Option. Swim Shorts with (FIG. 3A) built in panty

FIG. 4: Swim Skirt or AKA “skort” with (FIG. 4A) built in panty

FIG. 5: Shows present invention in its three piece state with skortoption

FIG. 5A: Shows present invention in its three piece state with boardshort option

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

A three piece swim wear set comprising of: (FIG. 1) a full coverage braintended to be worn as bottom or underneath layer (as in everydaywomen's attire) under (FIG. 2) the tank top, this combination is exactlyhow women wear their everyday clothes and is now just replaced with aswimsuit replica so to speak; (FIG. 3) first bottom option to be wornwith FIGS. 1 and 2 as the Boardshort Option; (FIG. 4) second bottomoption, a skort with (FIG. 4A) built in panty as shown in (FIG. 5)creates a complete ensemble.

SUMMARY

This Three Piece Swimwear Set was created to fill the gap in swimwear.The gap being no proper support or shaping of breast while keeping aflattering mid section appearance. Keeping an average everyday “outfit”feeling and look to a swimwear option. This will be revolutionary tofuture swimwear options for women.

1. A three piece active swimwear set for women comprising of: AnUNATTACHED separate bra complete with underwire for full support and afull coverage cup matching in design and color with a back adjustableclosure of an obvious and typical nature, that is the underneath orbottom layer for support and shape enhancement; a Tank Top worn as theouter top layer in a looser more comfortable size if desired as it isnot depended upon for support, also in matching design/swim fabrics; achoice of bottom to be either a Swim Skirt with a built in panty or aBoardshort also with a built in panty also matching and all inappropriate swim materials for water activities to be worn incombination to create an outfit that is appropriate for swim/wateractivity yet simulates the same functionality, flattery and confidenceas an everyday outfit.